Experimental validation of the simulation module of the water-cooled variable refrigerant flow system under cooling operation

Applied Energy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1513-1521

  Li, Yue Ming ^a   Wu, Jing Yi ^a   Shiochi, Sumio ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DAIKIN INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Compressor power; Cooling capacity; Energy simulation; Validation; Water cooled variable refrigerant flow air conditioning system

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COOLING; COOLING WATER; REFRIGERANTS;

COMPRESSOR POWER; COOLING CAPACITY; ENERGY SIMULATION; REFRIGERANT FLOW; VALIDATION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPRESSED AIR; COOLING; ERROR ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 75149130371     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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